With the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and an economy on the verge of collapse, Sri Lanka faces perhaps its worst crisis since independence in 1948. On July 25, USIP hosted a discussion on what’s next for Sri Lanka — from reforming the constitution to lessen the power of the presidency to finalizing a deal with the International Monetary Fund and Sri Lanka’s creditors to secure relief to the immediate economic crisis.
Amb. Prasad Kariyawasam
Former Foreign Secretary and Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States
Bhavani Fonseka
Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Alternatives
Akhil Bery
Director of South Asia Initiatives, Asia Society Policy Institute
Ambika Satkunanathan
Former Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
Tamanna Salikuddin, moderator
Director, South Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/whats-next-sri-lanka
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